the transfer deal was reached about a year ago, but canada's conservative government only acted today. in his decade behind bars at guatanamo, omar khadr was an unlikely poster boy for the war on terror. what has made his case so controversial is his age. he was only 15 years old when he was captured by u.s. forces in afghanistan. >> the time he was brought in, he was just a child. the u.s. did not treat him in the way that international law applies, and that's what really ising significant about this particular case. >> reid: under a plea deal before a military tribunal in 2010, he pleaded guilty to kill a u.s. soldier in afghanistan and in return was transferred to canada to serve out his eight-year sentence. until now, canada's government refused to accept him. >> omar khadr was born in canada and is a canadian citizen. as a canadian citizen he has a right to enter canada after the completion of his sentence. >> reporter: the khadr family has been called canada's first family of canada. omar khadr was born in canada but spent much of his childhood in pakistan and afghanistan. his f